Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] gmail getting better

["Christian M. Cepel" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Mike Miller wrote:
> I just want to say that gmail is way faster now than it used to be, 
> which is great.
>
> I also have to say that I installed Google Desktop on my Windows PC in 
> my office and was very pleasantly surprised by its feature richness.  
> It can simultaneously search my PC, my Gmail and the web.  In fact, if 
> I hit Ctrl-Ctrl (twice in succession) a search window pops up.  If I 
> enter a term, it searches the PC, Gmail and the web and presents the 
> results in my browser.
>
> The speed of Google Desktop is such that I once started a Windows 
> search for a filename, got sick of waiting after about 5 minutes, 
> remembered I had Google Desktop installed, started the search and had 
> the file in literally a blink of an eye after entering the search 
> term.  It is very fast.
I'm curious...  any idea what kind of overhead cost for keeping a 
real-time index like this?  I think MacOS used to do this, but I think 
they've tooled it back a bit in recent times.

> They also have a bunch of little tidbits like a clock and an MP3 
> player that look cool.  I might not use them, but they have a nice 
> look to them -- kinda Applish.
Any similarity between this and MacOS 10.4+ desktop widgets?  I'd really 
like to see something similar for PC.
> Mike
>
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